🌱 Why a Seaside Heights service dog arrest sparked a $500K lawsuit

Good morning Seaside Heights! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Why a Seaside Heights service dog arrest sparked a $500K lawsuit
• Could Seaside Heights finally get its ocean fishing pier back?
• Get ready for Seaside Heights' Columbus Day parade and street festival

Also on today's calendar: Lonestar and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Humid with clouds breaking, with a high of 75 and low of 64 degrees.
• Friday: Very warm with periods of sun, temps: high: 82, low: 62.
• Saturday: Not as warm, with a high of 69 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• N.J. man was arrested for walking his service dog on boardwalk. Now he's suing for $500K. (nj.com subscription) — A Beachwood man is suing Seaside Heights for $500,000 after being ticketed and later arrested while walking his service dog on the borough's boardwalk, which bans non-service animals. The case has prompted Mayor Anthony Vaz to push for a statewide licensing system for service animals, even as federal ADA rules don't require such documentation and the borough defends its enforcement approach.
   

• Seaside Heights May Seek Opportunities to Restore Ocean Fishing Pier Lost in Sandy (shorebeat.com) — Seaside Heights officials have added a potential new ocean fishing pier to the borough's revised master plan, aiming to restore the beloved Casino Pier fishing experience lost in Superstorm Sandy. While there's no funding yet, leaders hope grants or private partners could eventually make a modern, storm-resilient pier a reality, responding to strong community support from residents and visitors.
   

• NJIB's Guide to 15+ New Jersey October Street Fairs 2026 (newjerseyisntboring.com) — Seaside Heights residents can look forward to the Ocean County Columbus Day Parade and Italian Street Festival on the Boulevard from J Street to Sampson Avenue, running October 9–11 with free admission. The statewide guide also spotlights more than a dozen other October street fairs across New Jersey, featuring food trucks, live music, crafts, kids' activities, and fall fun in towns from Collingswood to Springfield.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Seaside Heights

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday October 1
• Lonestar →
  URSB Carteret PAC, 46 Washington Street, Carteret
  8:00 pm
Friday October 2
• Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know →
  Webinar - Online Presentation,
  2:30 pm
Saturday October 3
• The Race Of Gentlemen Sat & Sun Oct. 3 & 4, 2026 →
  Wildwood Beach- Morey's Mariner Pier,
  8:00 am
• Harvest Victorian Afternoon Tea →
  Mathis House a Victorian Bed & Breakfast and Tea Room, 600 Main St, Toms River
  3:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday October 3
• Seaside Truck Show →
  Bay Blvd, Seaside Heights
• Seaside Heights Dog Royalty Day →
  Seaside Heights North Beach, Seaside Boardwalk and Kearney Ave., Seaside Heights
  9:00 am
Monday October 5
• Planning Board Meeting →
  Seaside Heights Borough, NJ Calendar Seaside Heights, NJ 08751
  6:00 pm
Wednesday October 7
• COUNCIL MEETING →
  Seaside Heights Borough, NJ Calendar Seaside Heights, NJ 08751
  4:00 pm
Friday October 9
• Rummage Sale Two-Day Event October 9th & 10th 9 AM - 3 PM →
  Christ Episcopal Church, 415 Washington St, Toms River
  9:00 am
• 35th Annual Ocean County Italian Festival →
  Ocean County Italian Festival, Grant Ave, Seaside Heights
  4:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Jacob Daniels →
  Seaside Heights NJ
  1:00 pm
• Julian & Dominique at Spicy Bar & Grill →
  Spicy Bar & Grill, 500 Boardwalk, Seaside Heights
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Just wanted to introduce myself.
  My name is Nikki. Been here in Seaside since this May. Im 50years old. I dont know anyone . Would love to connect with others to justvhave people to… (Nextdoor Seaside Heights)
• Looking for anyone willing to start walking.
  Late morning around 9am. Boardwalk walk! I need to get out n hopefully meet some well rounded. Unhinged ppl like me! (Nextdoor Seaside Heights)

• Public Storage posted a job opening for Customer Service - Self Storage Manager in Toms River. Apply here.
• Baskin Robbins posted a job opening for Store Manager in Toms River. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Seaside Heights here.

🗞 Nearby News

Lavallette

• Brick police say 97-year-old male driver dies in crash with SUV (nj1015.com)

Toms River

• World Insurance Associates buys New Jersey snow and ice specialist (insurancebusinessmag.com)

Berkeley

• DWI, Theft Reported During August In Berkeley: Police Blotter (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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